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World Bank development assistance to Bangladesh to provide for the establishment of a modern disaster risk management institute said Bangladesh Government Senior spokesman...

A call for coordination, among the government bodies, NGOs and agencies to promote children's adaptation to climate change, was made yesterday at a roundtable organized by Save the Children in Bangladesh...

A study suggests that extreme weather events in the Arctic will become more common as the winter ice cover retreats, with potentially severe consequences for human activity...

A new paper claims that supporting local initiatives and institutions may be the most effective way to support climate change adaptation in Africa...

Over-exploitation, climate change and inadequate cooperation among countries threaten some of the world's greatest river basins sustaining around 750 million people, according to new UN report...

"Drought is the single most important and widespread disaster in Uganda," noted a 2007 report entitled Climate Change, Uganda National Adaptation Programmes of Action...

Director of the Department of Meteorological Services (DMS), Mr Phetolo Phage says current rains could lead to flooding in some parts of the country, adding that Botswana should be prepared...

NOAA is alerting residents in the Red River Valley, which separates North Dakota and Minnesota, of the potential for significant flooding in their communities this spring...

The radio station is expected to serve particularly; women, farmers, fishermen and empower them with information and communication, critical for disaster preparedness and management...

'The importance of the earth observation tools and techniques is immense in generating information for better understanding and solving problems related to climate change issues, disaster risk reduction, and environmental management' said Dr. Andreas Schild, Director General of ICIMOD...